Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 6, 2011
I know a lot of pretty serious geeks read this blog, but I also know some folks who aren’t do too, and I figured it was time to do a quick outline of web application frameworks, and how they differ from things like a CMS. WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla are CMS systems that are written in PHP.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
I’m reading this book at the same time as I’ve been working on the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. He spends a fair bit of time talking about the Wikipedia model, and how, basically, amazing it is.
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NTEN
JUNE 10, 2011
A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. It may still require somebody’s time to encourage participation and perhaps do a little re-formatting and re-organizing. Some are huge.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
Other times it is more important to have an open API or an app that is properly designed for plug-ins or extensions. SQL is a bit fiddly at the best of times, and if we move past SaaS to DaaS (Data as a Service) it frees up a *lot* more time to share ideas on the functionality front. 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 22, 2009
The third C, Community, refers to the idea that social media facilitates sustained collaboration around a shared idea, over time and often across space. Since social media encompasses many different types of tools, and each tool has specific characteristics and a steep learning curve, a toolkit approach can quickly become overwhelming.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JANUARY 1, 2007
Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). It is also possible to access MySQL databases via ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) or JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) PostgreSQL – PostgreSQL has always been my favorite. I’ve been using it since it was called Postgres95 – before version 6.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JANUARY 1, 2007
Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). It is also possible to access MySQL databases via ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) or JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) PostgreSQL – PostgreSQL has always been my favorite. I’ve been using it since it was called Postgres95 – before version 6.
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